Cheque, payment to Australian XI cricketer for tour of England - 1890
Object Type
Philatelics and currency/Currency/Cheque
Date Used
10 Sep 1890
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Brief Description
One of fifteen cheques paid to players during the Australian Test Cricket Team's tour of England in 1890. This cheque for £5, issued through 'The Australian Joint Stock Bank', is numbered 66697, and dated 10 Sept 1890. It has been co-signed by H F Boyle, the Team Manager on the tour, and by another (possibly player C T B Turner), with an inscription handwritten in ink that reads, "Australian XI a/c". The cheque features a coat-of-arms with emu and kangaroo faintly printed near the left edge, and a red one penny 'stamp' near the date, top right.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 83 W: 192 D: 1mm (H: 3 1/4 W: 7 9/16 D: 1/16")
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Date Used
10 Sep 1890
Location
In storage
Registration No
M7596.4
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by Dr. Stuart Thomson and Dr. David Scott Thomson
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